Boombustology:

   
SpoPng  Financial  Bubbles  Before  They  Burst  
THE  WORLD  IS  in  the  midst  of  an  accelera6ng  sequence  
of  booms  and  busts,  and  despite  these  developments,  
no  organized  mul6disciplinary  framework  exists  for  
thinking  about  them.    With  the  increased  complexity  
and  vola6lity  surrounding  financial  bubbles,  we  need  a  
more  effec6ve  way  to  spot,  and  understand,  these  
events.  Based  on  his  popular  seminar  at  Yale  University,  
Boombustology  presents  Vikram  Mansharamani's  mul5-­‐
lens  framework  for  evalua5ng  financial  market  booms  
and  busts.  

“By  employing  an  unusually  diverse  set  of  perspec6ves  to  increase  understanding  of  the  
character  of  financial  crises,  Mansharamani  gives  his  readers  a  valuable  set  of  
guideposts  to  help  them  find  a  safe  path  through  future  market  disrup6ons.”  —David  F.  
Swensen,  Chief  Investment  Officer,  Yale  University  

"Essen6al  reading  for  any  bubbliophile.”  -­‐-­‐  Jeremy  Grantham,  Co-­‐founder  and  Chief  
Investment  Strategist,  GMO  

"Imagina6ve,  accessible,  and  blessedly  concise,  Boombustology  is  a  Baedeker  for  these  
boomy  and  busty  5mes.”  -­‐-­‐  James  Grant,  Grant's  Interest  Rate  Observer  

"If  there's  one  thing  that  cleaves  Wall  Street's  winners  from  its  losers,  it's  the  ability  to  
say,  ‘I've  seen  this  movie,  and  I  know  how  it  ends.'  Vikram  Mansharamani's  
Boombustology  will  entertain  readers  with  an  en5re  film  fes5val  of  past,  present,  and  
future  investment  disaster  flicks  that  will  make  them  laugh,  make  them  cry,  and  save  
their  bacon.”  -­‐-­‐  William  J.  Bernstein,  bestselling  author  of  The  Investor's  Manifesto:  
Preparing  for  Prosperity,  Armageddon,  and  Everything  in  Between  

Vikram  Mansharamani  is  an  experienced  global  equity  

investor  and  lecturer  at  Yale  University,  where  he  teaches  a  
seminar  called  “Financial  Booms  and  Busts.”  Mansharamani  has  a  
PhD  and  MS  from  the  MIT  Sloan  School  of  Management,  an  MS  in  
poli6cal  science  from  the  MIT  Security  Studies  Program,  and  a  BA  
from  Yale  University.  He  currently  lives  in  Brookline,  
MassachuseUs.    For  more  informa6on  please  visit  
hUp://www.boombustology.com.  

vikram.mansharamani@aya.yale.edu